Alert in Rome. Crowds of people in St. Piotr felt fear
On Friday at 13.11 phones of thousands of people gathered in front of the Basilica of St. Piotr suddenly vibrated and released sound signals. The faithful who came to say goodbye to Pope Francis were surprised, and some felt a wave of fear, intensified by the presence around the Basilica of the Drone’s Defense Army.
Alert in Rome. Crowds of people felt fear
Comments appeared on the Internet expressing amazement and fear caused by a sudden alarm. One of the people wrote that nAnd the sound of it-analert everyone literally jumped, nnot knowing what to expect.
However, the fears lasted briefly, because after checking notifications on smartphones aboutIt was told that it was a civil defense She provided information about the closure of St. Piotr at 17 o’clock. The message was sent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
System test before Saturday’s funeral
The message was addressed to the faithful who were in line to pay tribute to the Pope in the afternoon. The casket with his body was staged in the basilica. Above all, however, it was General test carried out by civil defense to check the functioning of the IT-Alert system. These preparations are associated with the Saturday funeral, when security measures are increased to the maximum.
In connection with extraordinary safety measures Some streets leading to the Vatican were also closed. The square is prepared for a funeral ceremony, in which about 130 official delegations, including 50 state leaders, will take part.
Source: PAP/roma.corriere.it
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